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The Tale of Tiffany Lust
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Wikipedia article
'The Tale of Tiffany Lust', also known as 'Body Lust', is a 1979 American adult erotic film. The film was directed by Radley Metzger (as "Henry Paris", uncredited) and filmed in several elaborate locations in New York City.
The film was released during the Golden Age of Porn (inaugurated by the 1969 release of Andy Warhol 'Blue Movie') in the United States, at a time of "porno chic",[http://www.jahsonic.com/PornoChic.html Porno Chic (Jahsonic.com)] in which adult erotic films were just beginning to be widely released, publicly discussed by celebrities (like Johnny Carson and Bob Hope) and taken seriously by film critics (like Roger Ebert).
Premise
Betty, a friend, suggests that Tiffany, a housewife seeking a way to enrich her love life, see Florence Nightingale on her radio show where guests are welcome to enjoy erotic activities in front of a live audience. Later, Tiffany discovers that her husband is enjoying similar activities of his own.
Cast
* Candida Royalle as Guest #19
* Desiree Cousteau as Girl in Bar
* Dominique Saint Claire as Tiffany
* George Payne as Tiffany's Husband
* Ron Jeremy as Guest #9
* Samantha Fox as Girl in Sauna
* Vanessa del Rio as Florence Nightgale
* Veronica Hart as Betty
Notes
According to one film reviewer, Radley Metzger's films, including those made during the Golden Age of Porn (19691984), are noted for their "lavish design, witty screenplays, and a penchant for the unusual camera angle". Another reviewer noted that his films were "highly artistic and often cerebral ... and often featured gorgeous cinematography". Film and audio works by Metzger have been added to the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.
See also
* Andy Warhol filmography
* Erotic art
* Golden Age of Porn
* Erotic films in the United States
* Erotic photography
* List of American films of 1979
* Sex in film
* Unsimulated sex
References
Further reading
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* Heffernan, Kevin, "A social poetics of pornography", 'Quarterly Review of Film and Video', Volume 15, Issue 3, December 1994, pp. 7783. .
* Lehman, Peter, 'Pornography: film and culture', Rutgers depth of field series, Rutgers University Press, 2006, .
* Williams, Linda, 'Hard core: power, pleasure, and the "frenzy of the visible"', University of California Press, 1999, .
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